The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-16
A LITTLE STRANGE.

A C1NeRsNAT1 woman recently pur-
chased second hand bureau in which
she discovered a secret drawer containing
thirteen hundred dollars.
The CITY of Washington has profess
sional cat doctor. He is visited regularly
by numerous wealthy ladies who consult
him upon the health of their domestic pets.
a WRITER from Paris, France, says in an
interesting history of the ballet, that the
ballet was virtually founded by Louis
XIV, in 17l3, and the monarch drew up
the rules and regulations with his own au.
gust hand.
A FORMER lieutenant in the Austrian
army who lost his eyesight through gun
shot wound nine years ago. has invented
and perfected intricate and valuable me-
chanisn1s through his fine sense Of feeling
only. He says: 81 see with my fingers"
AcRUEL SPORTS practiced by the Afghans
called "Goat" A horseman seizes q goat
and with it hanging across his saddle
runs the gautlet of a number Of others
who endeavor to snatch the animal to
pieces. The game is terminated by the de.
struction Of the goat, only.
A SINGULAR occurance was that in which
a countryman's curiosity saved his own
life. He occupied q room in hotel and as
he was retiring blew out the gas. While
in the act he caught q glimpse Of small tag
hanging on the burner. His curisity
prompted him to relight the gas and read
the tag which read, s'Do not blow out the
cas, or it will occasion Immediate death"
THERE is a reptile not unlike a hug.
lizard which frequents the rocks and
streams of Arizona and New Mexico, It is
called the ella Monster and takes its name
from the Ctila River upon the stony banks
of which it is most commonly found. One
popularity Of this singular creature is the
discharge Of an offensive odor from its
mouth when attacked and it is sad by
some, that smoke accompanies the odor.
They are fierce and have keen known to
attack a man
STRANGE stories are often told concern
ing the peculiarities of wild animals.
Among the latest is one by a Canadian pa
per as follows: "Where there are few deers
Ia big stag is generally accompanied by a
small one, who acts as his slave. The du-
ties Of the latter are to watch on a hillocll
while his master lies in a snug hole out Of
1.-THE wind, and to go in front when there is
some prospect Of danger. ANY negligence
lis quickly punished by the horns Of Eorefeet
iof his lord.
TIE pet cat belonging to a lady i'll Han
jnibal, Mo, brought & mouse into the parlor
recently, and with it small piece Of paper
money. The lady thought nothing about
THE occurrence until one day last week,
when she discovered that a roll of bills
Twas missing from her bureau drawer.
Then she put two and TWO together, and
began a vigorous search of the premises
The missing bills were finally unasrthedi in
Ia corner of the cellar, where a colony OF
mice had made q nest of them.
! A SINGULAR fog bell that used to ring o.
Race Point, Cape Cod, is thus described:
There was a big bell with a cloclz-work
that would mournfully toll it whenever it
was set a-going. The bell was under cover
but projecting from the house was 81 long,
nicely balanced lever with q big spon ge on
the outer end. There was d little roof
'oyor the sponge to keep the rain off, but
|w1len a fog came on the moisture would
lsaturate the SPONGE and the weight bear.
ing the lever down would start the machine
and set the bell to tolling. When the fog
disappeared the sponge dried out and the
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